ISO 20121:2024 Event Sustainability Management Systems Requirements

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This one-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to ISO 20121:2024, guiding participants through the essential terms, principles, and core requirements of the standard, including its Annexes. Through interactive workshops and practical exercises, attendees will explore how the various clauses of ISO 20121:2024 interconnect and address sustainability issues.

Participants will learn to set key performance indicators (KPIs) for their events, understand the importance of onboarding ethical suppliers, and support human rights requirements. The course covers the entire event life cycle, from planning to decommissioning, offering insights into ISO 20121:2024's four core values: transparency, stewardship, inclusivity, and integrity.

How will I benefit?

This course will help you:

Comprehend the key principles and components of an event sustainability management system (ESMS)
Identify key significant issues related to your events, and how to set objectives and targets with meaningful key performance indicators
Demonstrate your commitment to sustainability, which can improve public perception and attract eco-conscious attendees, sponsors, and partners
To streamline processes and improve efficiency, through better resource management and sustainable practices, leading to smoother event execution

By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Explain what an Event Sustainability Management System (ESMS) is, why it’s important, and the benefits of implementing it, including the role of the supply chain
- Describe the background, key concepts, processes, and core requirements of ISO 20121:2024 to support compliance and raise awareness
- Identify significant sustainability issues in events and set objectives with meaningful KPIs for continual improvement in social, environmental, and economic performance
- Connect ISO 20121:2024 with other relevant standards, such as ISO 14001, ISO 14064-1, and ISO 9001, to integrate sustainability practices
- Support the use of annual data sets for corporate reporting, including ESG issues, carbon footprinting, and diversity and inclusion metrics
- Embed ongoing real-time improvements in event sustainability practices
Those who manage, organize, fund, or license events and who are looking to improve the sustainability of those events. The course is aimed at event planners, event venue providers, event catering teams, event security, event suppliers including audio visual, ticketing, flora, graphic design, exhibition stand design, event medical providers, volunteer managers for both small to medium and large/major events. We recommend delegates who may be familiar with previous iterations to upgrade to this 2024 version for completeness of understanding.
On completion, you’ll be awarded an internationally recognized BSI Training Academy certificate.

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